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In reply to the discussion: Mom who glued toddler's hands: 'I'm not a monster' [View all]evilhime
(326 posts)6. She would NEVER
be in the same room alone with child again if I had my way....45 years? maybe not enough
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The only concern should be for the child. Punishment is obviously needed but
busterbrown
Oct 2012
#62
which would make you feel better (or at least that part that gets pleasure from revenge)
duhneece
Oct 2012
#78
23 not 13 old enough to handle emotions but has history of being abused herself
lunasun
Oct 2012
#32
The problem is that we have no way to prevent such violently unfit parents from
tblue37
Oct 2012
#43
If we go by the statistics then the answer is that its apparently pretty easy. nt
cstanleytech
Oct 2012
#9
There is a Republican running for office that advocates the death penalty for disobedient children.
Kablooie
Oct 2012
#14
From the very little we know about this, I agree that she should never be allowed alone...
harmonicon
Oct 2012
#13
Loss of custody and forced sterilization would do all the good there is to be done
FiveGoodMen
Oct 2012
#46
Having the biology to make a baby doesn't equate to having the psychology to raise a baby
Suji to Seoul
Oct 2012
#15
I prefer the condom. I like having the ability to have a kid if I want one.
Suji to Seoul
Oct 2012
#74
She's right up there with the woman who took her kids to the tanning bed and looked orange
davidpdx
Oct 2012
#28
What kind of man would get in the bed with her after that? Or was she raped? Or being paid? FFS.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#51
You jump into the middle, don't write proper english, try to scare me with the word jerk,
Festivito
Oct 2012
#73
I'm tempted to agree with her - the comparison seems a bit unfair to real monsters
petronius
Oct 2012
#35
Elizabeth Escalona, Texas mom who glued toddler's hands to wall, sentenced to 99 years in prison
jsr
Oct 2012
#59
"beat the toddler so badly that she suffered significant brain trauma and bleeding inside her skull"
mikeytherat
Oct 2012
#60